Jacket



Sept. 19, 1939. H. A E 2,173,704 7 JACKET Filed May 20, 1938 INVENTOR. Perkins H Bailey BYE: %-4 g ATTORNEYSQ I Patented Sept. 19, 1939 PATENT. OFFICE JACKET Perkins E. Bailey, New York, N. Y., assignor to Talon, Inc., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application May 20, 1938, Serial No. 209,082

3 Claims.

My invention relates to jackets and is especially adapted to ski wear.

Among the objects of my invention are to provide a jacket which can be easily adjusted to 5 various conditions of temperature; which provides a large pocket easily accessible for placing ski mittens and the like; and which is simple and neat in appearance.

In the accompanying drawing, I have shown for purposes of illustration, one embodiment which my invention may assume in practice. In the drawing:

Fig. 1 shows the jacket with the fastening means in a position which provides for ventilation of the chest portion of the garment; and

Fig. 2 shows the jacket with the neck opening closed but with the wind-proof front opened up. In the jacket illustrated there is the usual front body portion 3, collar 4, sleeves 5, and central neck opening 6. The neck opening extends from the neck downwardly to any desired position and is closed by an adjustable slide fastener l. The slider 8 is preferably of the locking type so that it can be adjusted to any position.

A combination pocket and wind-proof front 9 preferably made of light weight tightly woven material such as Byrd cloth is arranged across the front of the jacket extending almost up to the shoulders and preferably down to the bottom of the jacket. It may be attached along the sides of the jacket l0 and, of course, is attached across the bottom edge II. If desired, it may be also attached part way along the top as indicated at If and I3. However, it is left unattached along the major part of the front edge to provide easy access into the interior space between the windproof front and the jacket front. Preferably also there is a surplus of material in this wind-proof front providing a fullness as indicated at M. This allows still easier access to and more space in the pocket l'his wind-proof front is preferably provided with a center opening closed by a slide fastener i5 which extends from the top down to a point preferably lower than the slide fastener I. The slide fastener l5 can be easily opened up to any positiondesired either to take materials out of the pocket or to make the garment cooler when the wind-proof front is not desired Another way in which the garment may be worn as 50 shown in Fig. 1 is with the wind-proof front 9 closed up and the fastener I partly or fully opened. This keeps the wind away from the chest and at the same time, provides for ventilation in this portion of the garment.

While I have shown and described in this application one embodiment which my invention may assume in practice, it will be understood that this embodiment is merely for the purposes of illustration and description and that other forms 5 may be devised within the scope of my invention as set forth in the appended claims.

What I claim as my invention is:

l. A jacket of the class described in which there is the usual .body portion and a neck opening, 10 adjustable means for opening or closing the neck opening at will, and a combination pocket and wind-proof front comprising a piece of material extending across the neck opening attached to the jacket at its sides and bottom, the top of said 15 piece of material being substantially below the neck line and being disconnected from the adjacent jacket front, said wind-proof front having a center opening and fastening means for closing the opening when desired, the space bego tween said wind-proof front and jacket affording a relatively large pocket.

2. A jacket of the class described in which there is the usual front body portion and a center neck opening, a slide fastener for adjustably 25 closing the neck opening, and a combination pocket and wind-proof front consisting of a piece of light weight tightly woven cloth extending over the jacket front and neck opening, the space between said wind-proof frontand jacket front 30 aflording a' relatively large pocket, said windproof front being attached to the jacket along both sides and the bottom but being open across at least a part of the top to afford access to the Docket.

3. A jacket of the class described in which there is the usual front body portion and a center neck opening, a slide fastener for adjustably closing the neck opening, and a combination pocket and wind-proof front consisting of a piece 40 of light weight tightly woven cloth extending over the jacket front and neck opening, the space between said wind-proof front and jacket front affording a relatively large pocket, said windproof front being attached to the jacket along 45 both sides and the bottom but being open across at least a part of the top to afford access to the pocket, said wind-proof front having a center opening extending below the'neck opening, and a slide fastener for adjustably closing the opening in the wind-proof front.

PERKINS H. BAILEY. 

